Method and apparatus for attestation

Abstract

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for attesting integrity of a program. A method may comprise: sending to a second device a first request for validating integrity of a program on the second device; receiving a first response from the second device, wherein the first response comprises information regarding one or more tags collected during operation of the program; and attesting integrity of the program based on the first response and an expected response.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method implemented at a first device, comprising:
 sending to a second device a first request for validating integrity of a program on the second device, wherein the first request comprises at least one of an input parameter of the program, an indicator of one or more code regions of the program to be attested, and a nonce; 
 receiving a first response from the second device, wherein the first response comprises information regarding one or more tags collected during operation of the program; 
 attesting integrity of the program based on the first response and an expected response; and 
 when the program does not pass runtime attestation: 
 sending to the second device a second request for obtaining information regarding at least one of the one or more tags; 
 receiving from the second device a second response comprising information regarding the at least one of the one or more tags; 
 comparing the received information with corresponding expected information; and 
 locating an attacked area of the program based on the comparison result. 
 
     
     
       2. The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 if the first response is not received within a predefined time period or there is no response from the second device, determining that the program does not pass integrity verification. 
 
     
     
       3. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the first response further comprises a hash value of code of the program. 
     
     
       4. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the first response further comprises a digital signature of the second device. 
     
     
       5. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the one or more tags comprise at least one of a normal tag, a data tag and an iteration tag. 
     
     
       6. A method implemented at a second device, comprising:
 receiving from a first device a first request for validating integrity of a program on the second device, wherein the first request comprises at least one of an input parameter of the program, an indicator of one or more code regions of the program to be attested, and a nonce; 
 collecting one or more tags during operation of the program; 
 generating a first response comprising information regarding the one or more tags; 
 sending the first response to the first device; 
 receiving from the first device a second request for obtaining information regarding the at least one part of the one or more tags; 
 generating a second response comprising information regarding the at least one part of the one or more tags; and 
 sending the second response to the first device. 
 
     
     
       7. The method according to  claim 6 , wherein the first response further comprises a hash value of code of the program. 
     
     
       8. The method according to  claim 6 , wherein the first response further comprises a digital signature of the second device. 
     
     
       9. The method according to  claim 6 , wherein the one or more tags comprise at least one of a normal tag, a data tag and an iteration tag. 
     
     
       10. An apparatus at a first device, comprising:
 at least one processor; and 
 at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: 
 sending to a second device a first request for validating integrity of a program on the second device, wherein the first request comprises at least one of an input parameter of the program, an indicator of one or more code regions of the program to be attested, and a nonce; 
 receiving a first response from the second device, wherein the first response comprises information regarding one or more tags collected during operation of the program; 
 attesting integrity of the program based on the first response and an expected response; and 
 when the program does not pass runtime attestation: 
 sending to the second device a second request for obtaining information regarding at least one of the one or more tags; 
 receiving from the second device a second response comprising information regarding the at least one of the one or more tags; 
 comparing the received information with corresponding expected information; and 
 locating an attacked area of the program based on the comparison result. 
 
     
     
       11. An apparatus at a second device, comprising:
 at least one processor; and 
 at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: 
 receiving from a first device a first request for validating integrity of a program on the second device, wherein the first request comprises at least one of an input parameter of the program, an indicator of one or more code regions of the program to be attested, and a nonce; 
 collecting one or more tags during operation of the program; 
 generating a first response comprising information regarding the one or more tags; 
 sending the first response to the first device; 
 receiving from the first device a second request for obtaining information regarding the at least one part of the one or more tags; 
 generating a second response comprising information regarding the at least one part of the one or more tags; and 
 sending the second response to the first device.